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Sarah Ellen Henson 1831–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1831

Birth Location: Bellville, , Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1865

Death Location: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Henson

Mother: Rebecca Henson

Spouse(s): John Melton

Children(s): Rebecca Melton, Martha Melton, Ailcey Melton

Sarah Ellen Henson was born in 1831 in Bellville, , Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Henson And Rebecca Henson. Sarah Ellen Henson married John Edward Melton, and had children including Ailcey Catherine Mary Melton, Martha Josephine Melton, Rebecca Ann Melton. Sarah Ellen Henson passed away in 1865 in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ellen Henson was born in 1831 in Bellville, , Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Henson And Rebecca Henson.
  • Sarah Ellen Henson married John Edward Melton, and had children including Ailcey Catherine Mary Melton, Martha Josephine Melton, Rebecca Ann Melton.
  • Sarah Ellen Henson passed away in 1865 in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Henson
1786–1853
Birth Location: Pendleton, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
TH
Rebecca Henson
1789–1865
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
RH

Spouses(s)

John Melton
1828–1875
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
JM

Children(s)

Rebecca Melton
1855–1910
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
RM
Martha Melton
1859–1918
Birth Location: Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, USA
MM
Ailcey Melton
1850–1931
Birth Location: Galena, Stone, Missouri, USA
AM

Sarah Henson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Henson
1831–1865
Birth Place: Bellville, , Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Henson
1786–1853
Pendleton, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Henson
1789–1865
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Amy) HOLDER
1751–1816
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
John (Giles) HENSON
1765–1835
Albermarie, Virginia, United States
William (Andrew Langston (1\4) Cherokee)
1762–1853
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Yarborough
1762–1838
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Major
1730–1790
Anna Ayn
1726–1787
William Sr.
1730–1794
Mary Henson
1735–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip HENSON
1700–1784
Sarah Aspinall
1705–1741

Sarah Henson's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ellen) Henson (16 Mar 1831–3 Dec 1865) m. John (Edward) Melton (11 Sep 1828–7 July 1875)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Melton 1855–1910
  2. 2. Martha (Josephine) Melton 1859–1918
  3. 3. Ailcey (Catherine "Mary") Melton 1850–1931 m. John (Wesley) Davis 1845–1895
    1. 1. John (Edward) Davis 1870–1953
    2. 2. Martha ("Mattie" E.) Davis 1872–1961
    3. 3. Cheltia (E.) Davis 1874–1895
    4. 4. Samuel (Wesley) Davis 1877–1910
    5. 5. Esther ("Eliza" Lavina) Davis 1880–1905
    6. 6. Charles (William) Davis 1882–1958
    7. 7. Christopher (Columbus) Davis 1885–1957
    8. 8. Bessie (Mae) Davis 1887–1933
    9. 9. Thomas (Hugh) Davis 1890–1967
    10. 10. Maude (Evaline) Davis 1891–1970
    11. 11. Ella Davis 1883–1884
    12. 12. Mary (Isabelle) Davis 1868–1909 m. Lewis (Whitson) Daily 1860–1930
      1. 1. Inez Daily 1906–1992
      2. 2. Albert (M) Daily 1887–
      3. 3. Della (M) Daily 1893–1917
      4. 4. Nellie (E) Daily 1892–1913
      5. 5. Omar Daily 1897–1965
      6. 6. Wesley (Archie) Daily 1897–1900
    13. 13. Evelyn Davis 1875–1875
    14. 14. Alice Davis 1875–1875
    15. 15. Alice Davis 1875–1875
    16. 16. Infant Davis 1876–1900
    17. 17. Cheltia (E.) Davis 1874–1895
    18. 18. Bessie (Mae) Davis 1887–1933
    19. 19. John (Edward) Davis 1870–1953
    20. 20. Ella Davis 1883–1884
    21. 21. Charles (William) Davis 1882–1958
    22. 22. Christopher (Columbus) Davis 1885–1957
    23. 23. Evelyn Davis 1875–1875
    24. 24. Thomas (Hugh) Davis 1890–1967
    25. 25. Esther ("Eliza" Lavina) Davis 1880–1905
    26. 26. Maude (Evaline) Davis 1891–1970
    27. 27. Martha ("Mattie" E.) Davis 1872–1961
    28. 28. Samuel (Wesley) Davis 1845–1910
    29. 29. Mattie Davis 1868–1868
    30. 30. Chelly Davis 1875–
    31. 31. Eliza Davis 1880–
    32. 32. Samuel Davis 1877–

Sarah Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1831
16 Mar 1831
Birth of Sarah Ellen Henson in Bellville, , Illinois, USA
Bellville, , Illinois, USA
1865
3 Dec 1865
Age 34
Death of Sarah Ellen Henson in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Bellville, , Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
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